Why do the drivetrains have torsion bars?

Some cars and trucks have torsion bars in the drivetrain near the drive shafts, I can’t find any info online about torsion in a drive system only on the suspension, is torsion an inherent property of drivetrains in general?

 

Good question... I have also wondered about this.

 

Torsion bars in the drivetrain?

Do you mean Torsion Reactors?

 

Are you talking about in game or irl? If you are talking in-game, I think its just a certain type of beam that they use in some applications other than suspension.

 

yes Torsion Reactors

 

I don't fully understand them either, but they're not really the same as torsion beam, as they're related to reaction torques, something that exists in every single IRL driveline..

This is the best source of information I've been able to find.
https://beamng.com/threads/wth-is-a-torsion-reactor.49327/

 

makes sense, the metal in a driveline is subject to twist forces, cool that BeamNG simulates even that detail

 

I have read that other topic but to be honest I still dont quite understand what those torsion reactors do in practise.

 

Amazing! I cant think of another game that accounts for such details in a drivetrain. So the effect of removing the Torsion Reactors from a drivetrain would be unrealistically stiffness right?

 

Reaction torque =/= drivetrain torsional rigidity.

Reaction torques are what causes things body roll under acceleration on vehicles equiped with live axles.